1. خذوا حذركم من طرفها فهو ساحر

    وليس بناجٍ من دهته المحاجر

    Beware her glance, for it is a sorcerer;

    and none whom her eyes assail escapes.

  2. فإن العيون السود وهي فواتر

    تفل السيوف البيض وهي بواتر

    For her black eyes, though languid,

    blunt the white swords, though keen-edged.

  3. ولا تخدعوا من رقة في كلامها

    فإن الحميا للعقول تخامر

    And do not be deceived by the tenderness in her speech;

    for wine's potency intoxicates minds.

  4. منعمة لو صافح الورد خدها

    بكت وجرت من مقلتيها بوادر

    So delicate—were a rose to brush her cheek,

    she would weep, and sudden tears would flow from her eyes.

  5. ولو في الكرى مر النسيم بطيفها

    سرى أبداً من طيفها وهو عاطر

    And even if, in slumber, the breeze passed by her apparition,

    it would waft away from her apparition, forever fragrant.

  6. بعيدة ما بين المخلخل والطلا

    ترى الطرف عنها ينثني وهو حاسر

    Long is the span between her ankleted ankle and her neck;

    you see the gaze turn back from her, exhausted.